Bulletin 19 January 2010
Haiti: The US takes control of Port-au-Prince ♦ Reconstruction plans ♦ Chile: new president to continue current policies ♦ Venezuela: government does not rule out more expropriations ♦ Bolivia denies responsibility for failure o
Chile: The Shape of Things to Come
Armen Kouyoumdjian writes about the immediate future after the victory of the right in Chile.
Bulletin 18 January 2010
Haiti: ONU asks Haitians to “be patient” ♦ Open air cabinet meeting ♦ Some return to "normality” in the middle of the chaos ♦ Hugo Chávez: The US controls Haiti ♦ Chile: Right wins presidential election
Haiti’s earthquake in the context of decades of forced poverty
The author argues that all aid should go straight to the communities who need it.
Bolivia played ‘courageous role’ in Copenhagen
Nick Buxton, from the Transnational Institute (TNI), provides a spirited response to accusations that Bolivia 'hijacked' the negotiations.
Bulletin 15 January 2010
Haiti: Despair turns into anger for lack of help ♦ Long term plan to solve Haitian crisis ♦ No deportation from US for "illegal" Haitians ♦ Chile: Government coalition “ready for defeat”
Carta Abierta por Haití
A Colombian academic sends the world an open letter for Haiti (Spanish)
Bulletin 14 december 2010
Haiti: survivors sleep among the dead ♦ Aid arrives ♦ Poverty helped the tragedy ♦ Reconstruction support promised
Bulletin 13 December 2010
Haiti: Earthquake destroys capital and hundreds die ♦ Chile: candidates take part in last debate before elections ♦ Argentina: Investors may leave if crisis continues ♦ Uruguay fights climate change
Bulletin 12 December 2010
Chile: Run-off campaign speeds up ♦ Colombia: respect human rights and you will get help, says the USA ♦ Honduras: protests over amnesty for coup plotters ♦ Unemployment increased in 2009 says ILO ♦ Save the environment, do not
